Leadership, the future and tea: ✨🎙 Deke Copenhaver ✨🎙. Deke has an amazing approach to leadership that he has refined over many years across several sectors. After 9 years serving as the Mayor of Augusta, Georgia, he also has some incredible experiences of making change happen whilst dealing with different political parties. The discussion includes his recollection of dealing with the ice storm that hit Augusta while he was at a conference in Florida and all the flights were grounded.
Here’s what we covered:
✨ B17s
✨ Servant Leader
✨ Composure
✨ Humility
✨ Integrity
✨ Ice storm
✨ Inspire
✨ Bell curve
✨ Privacy
✨ Business network
✨ Open door policy
✨ Innovation
✨ Inclusivity
✨ Uniting people
✨Communication
Available through:
✔ Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-the-future-and-tea/id1511095324
✔Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/7uepDzBFHhne4C7d7MPOjU
✔Google Podcast – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWIwNjJjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D
#leadershipthefutureandtea #leadership #podcast #leaders #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #leadershipcoach #augusta #georgia
Resources:
The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders.
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1946633739/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_H9cGFbFZGTTGX)
Website – https://deke-copenhaver.com/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/deke-copenhaver-621915b0/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/dekecopenhaver
Leadership, the future and tea: 🌞🎙Special Guest Evelyn Chow 🌞🎙. Evelyn is an entrepreneur and HR expert based in Singapore. She is an advocate of agile working in HR and covers how this is applicable. She is a firm believer in the Servant Leadership approach and discusses how she uses this in her work. As an expert HR advisor to many CHROs, she has a great understanding of the current challenges facing CHROs.
Here’s what we covered:
🌞 Servant leadership
🌞 Integrity
🌞 Courage
🌞 Strength of vision
🌞 Agile HR
🌞 Agile mindset
🌞 Customer Satisfaction
🌞 DecodeHR
🌞 Strategic business implications
🌞 CHRO
🌞 It’s ok not to have the right answers
🌞 Don’t look for prescribed solutions
🌞 Marathon not a sprint
#leadershipthefutureandtea #leadership #podcast #leaders #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #agilehr #servantleadership
Resources:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynchowdecodehr/
DecodeHR Website – https://www.decodehr.com
DCHR Website - https://dchr.tech/
What were the key insights that influenced your organisations structure? Beth shares her expertise on how to strategically identify key roles to support long term goals and overcome continuous demands. Beth also discusses how most leaders incorrectly chose to focus on the executive team and not on the key positions that deliver competitive advantage for the business.
Here’s some of what we covered:
📌 Leaders build leaders
📌 Self-awareness
📌 Motivation
📌 Listening
📌 Taking deep breaths
📌 Developing employees
📌 Succession planning
📌 Short-term and long-term
📌 MOOCs, Udemy, Lynda
Resources:
Website - https://executive-velocity.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/betharmknechtmiller/
Are You Talent Obsessed?: Unlocking the secrets to a workplace team of raving high-performers.
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087R7YN1G/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6DHDFbG8YSPX5)
Natalie discusses how she has supported people during furlough, helping individuals look after their mental health. Natalie’s experience spans to both small and large enterprises and provides a variety of examples of how she is supporting businesses; including providing assistance for completing funding bids. Her overview supports both people and businesses through furlough on a human basis.
Here’s some of what we covered:
🥇 Woolworths
🥇 CIPD Branch
🥇 Baroness Michelle Mone
🥇 Michelle Obama
🥇 Business strategy
🥇 Removing annual appraisals
🥇 Launch you HR career
🥇 Micromanagement
🥇 Keeping your options open
Resources:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieellishr/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/NatalieEllisHR
Business website – https://www.reboxhr.co.uk/
Blog – https://natalieellishr.com/
As an expert leadership coach, Amy has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon during our discussions. Amy gives a great explanation about why leadership maturity is seldom talked about and why it’s important in the business context. There’s also a great recap of the 5Ps model from her book, with a real focus on Peace – you’ll need to listen to the podcast to understand how this fits into her model!
Here’s some of what we covered:
⭐ Mom
⭐ Classroom Assistant
⭐ Developing leaders
⭐ Strategic thinking
⭐ Time zones
⭐ The leader you want to be
⭐ Silos and islands
⭐ Communication
⭐ Digitization
⭐ Virtual workforce
⭐ Flexible workforce
⭐ Coaching
Resources:
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/amy-jen-su
Company website - https://paravispartners.com/
Emotional Intelligence by HBR - https://hbr.org/topic/emotional-intelligence
Book website – https://paravispartners.com/our-latest-book/
The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self--Every Day. Amy Jen Su
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1633695913/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_7bDBFbY70VX1Q)
Blake recounts several examples of working with clients where they were seeking to increase the customer service support and some of the negative feedback they had to deal with as part of their journey. There’s a great description of improving customer service based on a story about a river – listen to learn more and apply the learning to your organisation and what you as a leader can do to improve your service.
Here’s some of what we covered:
🎉 Mel Robbins
🎉 Neighbourly
🎉 Self-deprecating
🎉 Contact centres
🎉 Digital transformation
🎉 Negative feedback
🎉 Customer experience
🎉 Drowning
🎉 Networking
🎉 Changes to the business world
🎉 Be your own boss
Resources:
How to stop screwing yourself over. Mel Robins
(https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over?language=en)
Customer of the Future: 10 Guiding Principles for Winning Tomorrow's Business. Blake Morgan
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1400213630/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_NK4AFbA7AK4WZ)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakemichellemorgan/
Website - https://www.blakemichellemorgan.com/
Forbes - forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/#66170deb2414
Twitter - https://twitter.com/BlakeMichelleM
Be Your Own Boss podcast - https://www.byobpodcast.com/
Customer experience school - www.customerexperienceschool.com
Ben is an amazing guest with a huge focus on helping leaders becoming more human. He covers imposter syndrome in a really engaging discussions with real actions for people to take to turn the negative experience to a positive experience. For those who haven’t heard Ben talk about the ‘TEA’ model of leaders, he gives a masterclass in what this means for leaders.
Here’s some of what we covered:
🛰 Entrepreneurship
🛰 Bad managers
🛰 Imposter syndrome
🛰 Promoting people without support
🛰 Milestones
🛰 Soft skills
🛰 Reframing leadership
🛰 Empowerment
🛰 Solopreneur
🛰 Set expectations
Resources:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritterbenj/
Website - https://www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com
Ebook ‘Create a career you love’ - https://www.subscribepage.com/careeryoulove
Article - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-retain-your-most-promising-employees-dr-benjamin-ritter/
Mark is a global leader dealing with all the challenges of leading a global company. He talked about passion being at the heart of his business and this was at the centre of their culture. Mark reflected on the journey that PayAsia (Pay Group) have been through and how that complexity has increased as they have continued their global growth. There’s also some incredible insights around the APAC economy which people who are looking to expand into APAC may find useful.
Here’s what we covered:
🌍 Passion
🌍 Ability to complete and finish
🌍 Accountability
🌍 Drive
🌍 Lack of digital preparedness
🌍 Choosing the right partner
🌍 Ability to bounce back
🌍 PayAsia
🌍 Chris, Len, Gek Lian, Tim, Millie
🌍 Talent management
🌍 Securing the right leadership team
🌍 Quality of delivery
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Resources:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksamlal/
Pay Asia – https://www.payasia.asia/
We looked at the people challenges of international teams, the communications required to make them successful and the pitfalls that many business fall into when working across borders. Some of the greatest challenges include culture and communication whilst one of the opportunities is for learning. More #international knowledge from our awesome panel of Andy, Deborah and Hiten.
Here’s what we covered:
✈ Global expansion
✈ Cultural differences
✈ Sharing information
✈ Communication
✈ Cultural training
✈ Corporate office control
✈ Relationships
✈ Local policies
✈ Bribes
✈ Hofstede cultural dimensions
Available through:
✔ Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-the-future-and-tea/id1511095324
✔Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/7uepDzBFHhne4C7d7MPOjU
✔Google Podcast – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWIwNjJjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D
leadershipthefutureandtea #leadership #podcast #leaders #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #international #overseas
Resources:
Touchpoint Leadership: Creating Collaborative Energy across Teams and Organizations. Hilary Lines and Jacqui Scholes-Rhodes
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0749465786/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_OYYwFb853B03A)
Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations. Geert Hofesteed
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0803973241/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Sk3xFbNSQD8H3)
The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership. Kevin Eikenberry & Wayne Turmel.
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1523094613/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_iuizFbB6ZMFGG)
Yes, you read that right. Learn how love-based leadership can be adopted to propel the mindset of business leaders. It is not often, if ever, that people talk about love-based leadership at work, but here is a compelling conversation with an incredible coach and leader. In today's episode, there is plenty for every leader or aspiring leader to consider and challenge their own thoughts and behaviours for driving a better workplace.
A sneak peak into what we covered:
💖 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
💖 Human first, work second
💖 Rocket opportunity
💖 Driver for change
💖 Ubuntu
💖 Silos
💖 Inclusion and equality
💖 Where angels fear to tread
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Resources:
Beyond Engagement: The Value of Love-Based Leadership in Organisations. Yetunde Hofmann - https://amzn.to/36AHVmi
Worth It. Dan Price. - https://amzn.to/3d1nH69
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/yetundehofmann/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/YetundeH
Website - https://www.yetundehofmann.com/
The Enjoyable Life Series - What's Your Story? London Conference - https://bit.ly/3jxh6TD
Rita has a wealth of experience working with leaders internationally. We had a fascinating discussion. Find out how the power of silence in a leadership conference delivered the most important leadership lesson for Rita, and how she then went on to incorporate the 'power of the pause' into her coaching.
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Resources:
We had an amazing conversation with Megan about her work helping people return to work through ARA. Megan has some fascinating leadership insights which are applicable across the globe. Please consume the episode and access the resources.
Here’s what we covered:
🧨 A firm hand-shake
🧨 Look people in the eye
🧨 Women in leadership
🧨 Preparation for job interviews
🧨 Dual income families
🧨 Remoteworking
🧨 ARA
🧨 Networking
🧨 Business strategy
🧨 Blog series
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Leadership, the future and tea: ✨🎙 S01E17 Servant Leadership ✨🎙. Servant Leadership was a coined by Robert Greenleaf in 1977 but today it has a rising prominence as a leadership style that many are actively trying to follow. In this episode we look at the background to Servant Leadership, the current organisations who are trying to use this and what this means for today’s leaders.
Here’s what we covered:
🎇 Journey to the East
🎇 Leo
🎇 Motivation and behaviours
🎇 Personality
🎇 Leadership vs commercial requirements
🎇 Agile methodology
🎇 Coaching
🎇 Growth and autonomy
🎇 Belonging
🎇 Sinek
🎇 Purpose
Available through:
✔Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-the-future-and-tea/id1511095324
✔Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/7uepDzBFHhne4C7d7MPOjU
✔Google Podcast – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWIwNjJjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D
#leaders #leadership #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #podcast #servantleadership
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Resources:
Servant Leadership [25th Anniversary Edition]: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. Greenleaf (1977)
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0809105543/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_m3umFbMT5G7KD)
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0761513698/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_t4umFb3J1WC23)
Please listen as we discuss the challenges of CHROs across the world with a fantastic CHRO, Jill Katz. We had a wide-ranging discussion about her thoughts on the traits of leadership through to the level of change that everyone in the world has experienced because of covid19.
Here’s what we covered:
💎 Candour
💎 Courage
💎 Care
💎 Customer service
💎 High ropes
💎 New normal
💎 CHRO
💎 Networking
💎 Assemble Network
💎 Covid19
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Resources:
I hope that many L&D professionals will take the time to listen to David’s thoughts about content, delivery of training and how the profession needs to shift to supporting the performance of the business. There’s some great learning in David’s answers that applies across industries and sectors and he also runs his own podcast where you can listen to more incredible content.
Here’s what we covered:
🔥Jacinda Ardern
🔥 Uniting
🔥 Empathy
🔥 Toys R Us
🔥Performance focus
🔥Quick review cycle
🔥Data analytics
🔥Blame cycle
🔥Finite resources
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How can leaders manage change in this challenging time? Is it important they show vulnerability? What skills are required? How far can active listening go in solving problems?
In under 40 minutes, Julie Hodges answers a lot of these questions on this episode and describes brilliantly how leaders don't need to know everything but instead need to engage those around them to collate the information they need to make a decision. This episode also includes a great discussion on the changes that people are facing and how planned change is being replaced with the emergent change that is people led.
Here’s what we covered:
💥 Rosa Parks and Emmeline Pankhurst
💥 Flexibility
💥 Adaptability
💥 Humility
💥 Listening
💥 Changing your mind
💥 Opportunity
💥 MOOCs
💥 Planned vs Emergent change
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Leadership, the future and tea: ✨🎙 S01E13 Ethical leadership ✨🎙. We were delighted to have the gang back together to discuss what can be a difficult subject. We looked at what are ethics for leaders and how do we know when they’re being ethical? We all agreed this subject made us really think about our own ethics. Please listen to the episode and consider what are your leadership ethics and where do you draw a line?
Here’s what we covered:
🔥 Ethics and religion
🔥 Do the right thing
🔥 Business existence
🔥 Greed
🔥 Tyco
🔥 Johnson and Johnson
🔥 Personal code
🔥 Ford Pinto
🔥 Unintended consequences
🔥 Motivation
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Resources:
Spiritual Intelligence: The Ultimate Intelligence. Zohar & Marshall.
Creating ethical cultures in business: Brooke Deterline at TEDxPresidio.
Ethical Breakdowns. Bazerman and Tenbrunsel.
Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It. Bazerman and Tenbrunsel.
Leadership and Change Management. Beerel.
Trust Barometer Special Report.
The Culture Code. Daniel Coyle.
#leaders #leadership #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #podcast #ethics #ethicalleadership
Leadership, the future and tea: 🥇🎙Special Guest Claudia Clark 🥇🎙. Claudia has written a book entitled ‘My partner, my friend’ about the relationship between Angela Merkel and Barack Obama. There are some great leadership examples to takeaway to the business world and it’s fascinating to hear Claudia’s experience of writing the book.
Here’s what we covered:
⚡Jacinda Ardern
⚡ Angela Merkel
⚡Barack Obama
⚡Humility
⚡ Building relationships
⚡Linear and non-liner relationships
⚡Evita Peron
⚡Transatlantic leadership
⚡Culture
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Resources:
Claudia’s website - https://claudiaclarkauthor.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-clark-7682492/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/CClarkAuthor
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Claudia-Clark-Author-2185350048200575/
Available through:
✔ Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-the-future-and-tea/id1511095324
✔Spotify –https://open.spotify.com/show/7uepDzBFHhne4C7d7MPOjU
✔Google Podcast –https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWIwNjJjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D
#leaders #leadership #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #podcast #mypartnermyfriend
What a great opportunity to learn from a leading voice on L&D! Lori has a wealth of knowledge and is keen to share her expertise on many subjects. Lori’s advice to leaders around their L&D strategy is clear and in the episode, you will hear her challenge many quick-fix L&D solutions that CEOs often jump to. We also asked her about reverse mentoring which will be the title of her next blog.
Here’s what we covered:
⚡ IPO and kindness
⚡ Skill gaps
⚡ Junk science
⚡ Logo parades
⚡ Invisible adoption
⚡ Learning technology
⚡ Not all about you (leaders)
⚡ Social media etiquette
⚡ An finally, an Elephant
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Leadership, the future and tea: ✨🎙 Leading social media ✨🎙. This is the episode we had all really looked forward to! Join me, Iain and Deborah discussing why a social media presence is important for leaders and what this means for their own personal brand. Here’s a short clip – please subscribe for the full podcast which is due out on 15 July 2020.
Here’s what we covered:
🎖 Imposter syndrome
🎖 Personal brand
🎖 Linkages between people
🎖 Social selling
🎖 Sales process
🎖 Domino’s Pizza
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Resources:
You Can’t Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar. David Sandler
Fanatical Prospecting. Jeb Blount
The Content Code. Mark Schaefer.
Known. Mark Schaefer.
Available through:
✔ Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-the-future-and-tea/id1511095324
✔Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/7uepDzBFHhne4C7d7MPOjU
✔Google Podcast – https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xZWIwNjJjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D
#leaders #leadership #business #strategy #change #culture #wellness #humanresources #futureofwork #podcast #personalbrand #socialselling